Select Local Merchants

Established in Vernon, BC, Kal Tire has six decades of service under its belt and more than 240 locations across Canada. The independent shop's many different brands of tires - including brands like Nokian, Michelin, and Bridgestone - keep cars, SUVs, semis, and even mining trucks running in all weather conditions. Its collection of shiny custom wheels brings class to once-drab jalopies. And its professional technicians keep highways safe and cars and trucks running smoothly by handling everything from routine air-pressure checks and alignments to brake-pad and shock replacements.

In 1953, a group of independent tire shops joined forces so they could offer customers a wider selection of automotive services and lower-priced tires from brands such as Firestone and Pirelli. Today, the business keeps engines revving from 270 locations across Canada, each independently operated by a local owner with a strong understanding of the community’s needs and strong feelings about appropriate nicknames for cars. The confident hands of OK Tire's techs are backed by a nationwide warranty on all repairs and tires.

After 13 years of detailing experience and 12 years in vehicle sales, Lenny decided it was time to create his own system. Now, the skilled technicians at Lenny's Complete Detailing use more than 20 years of combined experience and Lenny’s careful and systematic 3-D microcleaning process to scrub vehicles inside and out.
Using environmentally friendly products, staffers can cleanse auto exoskeletons with a hand wax and glaze polish or revive bedraggled tires with a shine and rim polish. Interior-focused services such as shampooing of carpets, seats, mats, and trunks can sanctify cabins soiled from passengers' muddy shoes or travelling spaghetti parties. Drivers may have techs remove unwanted decals and stickers or soak rims in an acid specially formulated to remove built-up salt and rust.

With more than 280 locations dotting the Canadian landscape, OK Tire delivers a slew of maintenance services that keeps customers' cars trundling smoothly and safely. Trained mechanics practice preventative care on engines, axels, and emissions systems, or connect customers with ideal set of brand-name tires. OK Tire?s thorough, 150-point inspection assures all the auto's vital parts are in tip-top shape before declaring them road-worthy. The extensive safety checkup includes inspections of parts such as the brakes, suspension, battery, and alignment, followed by a road test in which the road's geography knowledge is challenged.

At Apex, an ASE Blue Seal of Excellence–certified shop, trained auto technicians service vehicles and give them a complimentary detailing during a 90-minute service. Car care experts drain vehicles of their sullied petroleum, replenish motors with up to five litres of fresh oil, and then outfit engines with new oil filters. Auto technicians examine under hoods and inspect each car's brakes, suspension, and true identity. After the service, motor makeover artists perform a QC check, wash the car's exterior, and then vacuum the carpets. Finally, tires are shined, interiors are wiped, and a final quality check ensures rides run as smoothly as an olive-oiled Barry White before skedaddling back to their owners. While cars are being serviced, customers can relax in Apex's waiting room, where a flat-screen, satellite TV display sports and a coffee machine perks up patrons by dispensing caffeinated beverages and shrink-zapped aerobics instructors. Repairs include a three-year or 60,000-kilometre warranty. Synthetic oil is available for an additional charge.